Some say that the Nov. 2 election is a referendum on President Obama’s first two years in office. If that’s so—voters have a lot
Category: Good government
Privatization myths debunked
The move to privatize public services—parking meters, public libraries, postal services, correctional facilities, roads, bridges, national parks, the military and Social Security, to name
Conservative myths: The overpaid government worker
In a recent article in In These Times, Joyce Chen takes a look at popular conservative myth: the overpaid, lazy government worker. According to
Prisons: Punishment or healing?
Jacques Verduin, founder of the Insight Prison Project (IPP) thinks prisons should be for healing. IPP is non-profit community organization working in collaboration with
We [citizens] are now officially challenged to make things better
Big-money prize challenges are not exactly a new concept: Think “challenge” grants, The X Prize, the Millennium Prize, or your local public-radio station. [The
The case for doubling Social Security benefits
So far the debate on Social Security has been between the deficit hawks who want to cut Social Security benefits to reduce government debt
Mr. Oilman, tear down this rig!
Rep. Raul Grijalva chairs the House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands, and co-chairs the Congressional Progressive Caucus. Throughout his congressional career, he
Jeffrey Sachs on how to heal our economy
In a recent article in the The Huffington Post, economist Jeffrey Sachs confirms what many of us fear—that we could be facing a double-dip recession. But he has
Resuscitating democracy: Q & A with Fair Vote’s Rob Richie
Rob Richie is executive director of Fair Vote, a Washington-DC-based non-profit focused on “reforming our elections to respect every vote and every voice through
“Democrats” vs. Democrats
There are “Democrats,” including Blue Dogs who are indistinguishable from Republicans, and then there are progressive Democrats—authentic Democrats, who are fast becoming an endangered